When using measurements in recipes, a chef uses math all the time.
the measurements that is a chef use are to measure the liquid of the amount of something.
measurements are used when working as a chef. ex: 2 tablespoons of sugar
yes you have to be able to measure
basis first 2 years of college math
you use math to make a recipe. ex. 1/2 cup, 1/3 teaspoon, etc.
You need math when measuring ingredients. For example, think of doubling a recipe. You will need to double all the amounts of the ingredients. This requires math.
They find how many hours of sleep they get each night by using a cook book. Then they cook food. Then they do their math homework with a cook book.
Obviously you need to be good with conversions and measurements, but you probably will not need high level calculus or set theory to be a chef. If you are aiming to start your own business as a chef, you might want a statistics course to be able to plot and analyze sales data.
When they are looking at recipes, like for example, 2 cups of milk, 3 teaspoons of butter, etc.
There's an Executive Chef, Head Chef, Sous Chef, Pastry Chef, Chef de Partie (Station Chef), and Garde Manger (pantry chef).
You need to know basic conversions and fraction.
Chefs use math in a few ways. Some are through measuring ingredients and doing conversions based on those measurements, cooking temperatures, cooking times, and sizes and weights of cakes.